On-the-unreasonable-entry-qualifications-for-enlistment-into-the-nigerian-navy-direct-short-service-commission-course-26
September 7, 2020 | News
ON THE ‘UNREASONABLE’ ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT INTO THE NIGERIAN NAVY DIRECT SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION COURSE 26
With regards to the recent Advertisement by the Nigerian Navy Service (NNS) e-recruitment, for Entry Qualifications For Enlistment Into The Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 26, where it clearly stated that: “Applicants must possess a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division for holders of First degree and Upper Credit for HND holders,” we believe this is rather unreasonable and practically makes no sense, that such discriminatory requirement is used by the NNS to enlist Nigerians.
We really cannot understand or comprehend what is so ‘academically special’ with the said DSSC Course 26, that a Second-Class Lower Division degree holder cannot cope, so as to be enlisted into the Navy in the short-term course? What about those Navy Cadets who graduated from the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) without a Second-Class Upper Division? Will NNS reject them too, or will they miss them?
Sometimes we are forced to wonder if it is everything the Nigerian Government and its relevant Agencies should embrace and practice, even when such things does not add any iota of value to the progress of the country? What is the minimum qualification for one to be qualified to contest elections in Nigeria? So, why is the NNS requesting applicants to possess a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division before they stand a chance for its short-term course? Is something not wrong with the Nigerian Navy authorities in charge of the said e-recruitment exercise? If we might ask: How many of the top Nigerian Navy Officers that has a Second-Class Upper Division degree class before they were enlisted in the Nigerian navy? How many of them possess such degree at the moment?
If everyone and everything, including the Government and its Agencies are looking out only to employ Nigerian graduates with the Second-Class Upper Division degree, who will them employ those with Second-Class Lower Division degrees and those with Third-Class in their work place? Are they forcing the graduates who did not get Second-Class Upper Division degrees into unemployment or what? From the look of things, we are sure that very soon, they will be asking for a minimum of First-Class Degree holders and nothing less. We believe all of these unreasonable requirements before Nigerian graduates will stand a chance to be gainfully employed should stop, especially by the Nigerian Armed Forces which comprises the Nigerian Navy, Airforce and Army – that avails Nigerian youths to serve their father-land at the risk of their lives.
Zik Gbemre, JP.
We Mobilize Others to Fight for Individual Causes as if Those Were Our Causes
With regards to the recent Advertisement by the Nigerian Navy Service (NNS) e-recruitment, for Entry Qualifications For Enlistment Into The Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 26, where it clearly stated that: “Applicants must possess a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division for holders of First degree and Upper Credit for HND holders,” we believe this is rather unreasonable and practically makes no sense, that such discriminatory requirement is used by the NNS to enlist Nigerians.
We really cannot understand or comprehend what is so ‘academically special’ with the said DSSC Course 26, that a Second-Class Lower Division degree holder cannot cope, so as to be enlisted into the Navy in the short-term course? What about those Navy Cadets who graduated from the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) without a Second-Class Upper Division? Will NNS reject them too, or will they miss them?
Sometimes we are forced to wonder if it is everything the Nigerian Government and its relevant Agencies should embrace and practice, even when such things does not add any iota of value to the progress of the country? What is the minimum qualification for one to be qualified to contest elections in Nigeria? So, why is the NNS requesting applicants to possess a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division before they stand a chance for its short-term course? Is something not wrong with the Nigerian Navy authorities in charge of the said e-recruitment exercise? If we might ask: How many of the top Nigerian Navy Officers that has a Second-Class Upper Division degree class before they were enlisted in the Nigerian navy? How many of them possess such degree at the moment?
If everyone and everything, including the Government and its Agencies are looking out only to employ Nigerian graduates with the Second-Class Upper Division degree, who will them employ those with Second-Class Lower Division degrees and those with Third-Class in their work place? Are they forcing the graduates who did not get Second-Class Upper Division degrees into unemployment or what? From the look of things, we are sure that very soon, they will be asking for a minimum of First-Class Degree holders and nothing less. We believe all of these unreasonable requirements before Nigerian graduates will stand a chance to be gainfully employed should stop, especially by the Nigerian Armed Forces which comprises the Nigerian Navy, Airforce and Army – that avails Nigerian youths to serve their father-land at the risk of their lives.
Zik Gbemre, JP.
We Mobilize Others to Fight for Individual Causes as if Those Were Our Causes